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Disunited Kingdom? The Rocky Road to the Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Across the UK

Published: 30/06/2017

This year, England and Wales celebrate 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. However, Scotland and Northern Ireland didn’t follow suit until the early eighties. More than three decades later, Scotland is now heralded as a bastion of social progress, while Northern Ireland retains a stigma of intolerance. But do those reputations match reality?